CHICAGO, June 23, 2015 — CNA today announced the appointment of Paula Schlotfeldt as vice president, Processing, reporting to Katie Cunning, senior vice president, Worldwide Operations, effective today. In this newly created role, Paula will be responsible for providing process excellence across Worldwide Operations’ Processing organization.

“With more than 20 years of insurance management expertise, Paula brings a strong track record of strategic planning and execution, and insurance operations to this position,” Cunning said.  “Her proven leadership and expertise will help us achieve best-in-class service levels and deliver a superior customer experience to our producers and insureds.”

Paula joins CNA from Travelers, where she most recently served as vice president, Strategic Projects, leading strategy execution within Middle Market and Business Insurance Underwriting and Product. Prior to Travelers, she held claim leadership roles at the St. Paul Companies. 

Paula holds a bachelor’s of business administration degree from Iowa State University and a masters of business administration from the University of St. Thomas. 

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